Unit 10 Test Flashcards
The long term result of the ___ was to reinforce differences between Protestants and Catholics.
Counter-Reformation
The ____ was the application of reason to improve government and society.
Enlightenment
Which system made calculations much easier for European mathematicians?
the Hindu-Arabic number system
Which statement about John Calvin is NOT true?
He led an army into battle against Catholic cantons.
The U.S. Bill of Rights ___.
protected individual rights such as the freedom of religion
On what authority did Martin say that the church would stand or fall?
the Bible’s authority
He discovered and studied the existence of bacteria with the many microscopes he built.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Temperatures could be accurately measured after he invented the mercury thermometer.
Gabriel Fahrenheit
His book, On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres, described this Polish scientist’s view of a heliocentric (sun-centered) universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Who gained certitude about his own existence by saying “I think, therefore I am”?
Rene Descartes
A(n) ___ is a Christian who protested the Roman Catholic Church’s actions and teachings.
Protestant
Which statement was NOT a consequence of the Reformation?
Deism ceased to be a popular belief.
The ___ was a period of cooperation and tolerance in Muslim Spain under which Jewish scholarship flourished.
Jewish Golden Age
Which statement about Martin Luther is NOT true?
He encouraged the purchase of indulgences.
The Protestant Reformation began when ___.
Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the church door at Wittenberg
